A paper manufacturer has four paper machines. The largest and most costly downtime ($8,000 hr) being a #4 paper machine. The paper machine OEM is no longer supplying parts for Eaton Aero Clutch. The OEM’s solution is to replace the clutch/brake Read More

The line shafts at a BDI flour mill customer’s facility are up to 30 feet long, with as many as eight split bearings that hang 15 feet above the floor. Shaft sizes range form 2-15/16" to 4-7/16". Some of the shafts were worn out where the beari Read More

As businesses begin to reopen, BDI and AAF have solid solutions for ensuring that your company’s air quality is at the highest level possible. Click on the attachments below (image of each attachment is shown here) to learn more. Contact y Read More

A national prepared foods customer had been purchasing belts and supplies from BDI for years. During a plant visit, the BDI sales representative learned of the customer’s interest in purchasing a belt weld press. BDI recommended the customer&n Read More

Quickly becoming the standard for washdown environments, products rated for IP69 (for water) are protected against high temperature, high pressure spray at close proximity. Although industry guidelines recommend limiting cleaning pressures to 200 psi Read More

Thanks to a service contract with Schaeffler based on offline vibration analysis some chronic damage had been detected in the tandem motor bearings of the customer‘s hot strip mill. Schaeffler had determined that these damages were caused by cu Read More

The attached article discusses a plant that processes 250,000 chickens per day, seven days a week. The competitive V-belts that operated their machines could not stand up to such heavy use and failed within four weeks of operation.  &nbs Read More

  Modifying the Users Who Can Purchase Against Your Company’s BDIExpress Account If your BDIExpress user account was given administrative rights, you can create additional users who will be authorized to purchase on behalf of your company. You Read More

The maintenance shop at a dairy co-op plant was located in the middle of the production area. Regulations mandated they could not have a parts washer with solvents anywhere near the product. BDI recognized that this was a perfect application for Read More

 A sand and gravel company customer was having trouble with the conveyor belt on its pug mill. The belt’s head pulley had a very aggressive scraper, leading the customer to assume that vulcanizing was the only option for belt replacement. Read More